Rachal Move

The move of rookie Chilo Rachal from guard to tackle was probably done out of necessity more than anything else. The 49ers have one tackle who has missed half his starts the last two years in Jonas Jennings.

If Jennings goes down again, then the 49ers have to take Adam Snyder from left guard, where he’s expected to start and move him to right tackle and then find a new left guard. That’s two moves to replace one lineman, which is a lot of disruption. If Rachal develops at right tackle and Jennings gets hurt, you just plug him in.

One last word on the arrest of Ezra Butler. One post mentioned Butler being from the hood. He’s South African, then he spent time in London and when he came to California as a teenager he lived in Calabasas, a fairly wealthy suburb.